Tech Client Going to Space

It’s not everyday that one of our tech entrepreneurs invites us to announce that he’s going to space.?Today on Channel 7 Sunrise with David Koch, Dr Chris Boshuizen co-founder of Planet Labs shared his joy at being one of the first four customers on Blue Origin’s second human flight, fulfilling a life long dream for the space pioneer who has worked for two decades to make space flight more accessible.

“I hope spaceflight becomes cheap enough in the future that everyone can have a chance to look down on the Earth from space.” Said Boshuizen.

I first met Chris when he was nominated and won Advance Global Australian of the year and Advance was a Taurus client. Very proud to have watched his journey since and help tell his story.?

Rejected from pilot school due to being colour blind. He went on instead to complete a PhD Physics and Mathematics which eventually led to the NASA Ames Research Center in California, where Chris worked on a number of programs, including a lunar lander and one of the earliest electric airplanes. His most influential project was the invention of the NASA Phonesat, an orbital satellite composed of an entire smartphone after which lead him to co-found Planet Labs in 2010.

Congratulations Chris – we are over the moon for you!

Follow Chris’s journey to space at https://drchrispy.com???

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